Animal models were used to examine properies of the diaphragm (the main respiratory muscle) before and after birth. The study revealed an insufficient blood supply to the fetus can result in structural and functional damage to the diaphragm. Damage was prevented when the mother was supplemented with creatine during pregnancy
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Submitted to the School of Life and Environmental Sciences of the Faculty of Science and Technology, Deakin University
Degree conferred 2010
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2009
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